Milestone Achievements
Awards
This centre was awarded with Best Seed Production Centre award during 2018 by TNAU.
Released Variety
Rice VGD 1 (ADT43 / Seeragasamba) a fine grain, medium duration variety was released during 2019 for general cultivation. It matures in 130 days with semi-dwarf, erect, high tillering, non lodging plant habit with grain type similar to land race Seeragasamba. It is suitable for Samba and late samba seasons. Its average grain yield is 5860 kg/ha with 32.56 and 13.80 per cent increase over Seeragasamba and TKM 13 respectively. The potential yield of this variety is 9500 kg/ha. It is moderately resistant to leaf folder, blast and brown spot.
Seed production
- Breeders seed production details (2018-19)
| S.
No. |
Name of the crop with variety | Area
(ha) |
Target fixed (kgs) | Actually produced (kgs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paddy ADT 37 | 3.98 | 12960 | 12960 |
| 2 | Paddy ADT (R ) 45 | 2.65 | 9630 | 9630 |
| 3 | Paddy IR 36 | 0.1 | 290 | 290 |
| 4 | Groundnut CO 6 | 2.4 | 1860 | 1860 |
| 5 | Green Gram VBN 3 | 1.7 | 842 | 842 |
- TFL Seed production details (2018-19)
| S.
No. |
Name of the crop with variety | Area (ha) | Quantity proposed (kgs) | Actually produced (kgs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Paddy CO(R)51 | 0.92 | 3,360 | 3,360 |
| 2. | Paddy ADT(R)45 | 0.17 | 680 | 680 |
| 3. | Blackgram VBN 8 | 0.09 | 58 | 58 |
| 4. | Sunn hemp CO1 | 2.5 | 625 | 625 |
| 5. | Small Onion CO(On)5 | 0.095 | 9.50 | 9.50 |
| 6. | Pumpkin CO1 | 0.034 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| 7. | Ash gourd CO1 | 0.029 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| 8. | Bitter gourd CO1 | 0.095 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| 9. | Snake gourd PLR 1 | 0.42 | 15.0 | 15.0 |